Married prison boss suspended after secret work affair with nurse is exposed
A married manager at a Scottish prison has been suspended after having an affair at work with a nurse.
Their relationship was exposed when colleagues caught them having sex in a room at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow.
The man is understood to have been suspended and was marched off the prison grounds following the incident last week.
He is believed to hold a managerial position after working at the prison for several years.
A source told the Scottish Sun: ‘The pair were involved in some secret relationship but couldn’t keep their hands off each other at work.
‘They got caught having sex in a room in the jail and were both sent home.
‘Everyone is talking about it — and even prisoners have heard about it.
‘It is embarrassing that a member of staff would behave like this.
A prison manager and nurse were caught having sex in a room at HMP Low Moss
‘Although the nurse works in the prison, she is employed by the NHS so they have also been involved in the investigation.
‘No one can quite believe what has happened.’
It is understood that an investigation is under way.
Last night bosses said they demanded the ‘highest standards of behaviour’ from staff.
A Scottish Prison Service spokesman added: ‘It would be inappropriate to comment further.’
Regarding the nurse, an NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde spokesman said: ‘We cannot comment on any employee’s individual circumstances.
‘Any allegation regarding the conduct of our staff will be fully investigated and, where necessary, appropriate action taken.’
Around 900 prisoners are held at Low Moss including Martyn Fitzsimmons who was jailed for 10 years in 2018 for his role in a £200million drugs, guns, abduction and torture gang.
The then Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill hailed the £120million jail as a ‘modern prison fit for the 21st century’ when it opened back in 2012.
But the luxuries on offer - including Sky TV on 19-inch flat-screen TVs with integrated DVD players - renewed concern that prisoners were being pampered rather than punished.
Other activities and courses which were on offer at the time included painting and decorating, plumbing and brick-laying.
The prison also has in-cell ‘wet rooms’ and a state-of-the-art gymnasium.
Mr MacAskill - who once admitted Scottish jails were a ‘skoosh’ for many inmates – said in 2012: ‘Our priority for any prison is to punish serious offenders and keep the public safe.’
